The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.1° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.6
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
58
49
90
94
91
89
71
71
77
81
104
103
59
160
198
198
194
160
155
152
123
123
120
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
E
15
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:47AM1.08m
3:19PM1.55m
3:19AM1.01m
4:34PM1.67m
4:44AM1.03m
5:37PM1.80m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.34m
10:05PM0.58m
9:18AM0.33m
11:24PM0.49m
10:30AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
18
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
17
19
18
17
16
16
14
14
17
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
14
12
16
18
17
17
16
13
11
10
13
15
15
16
16
15
13
13
18
17
16
15
14
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